Damacest is patron of the healing arts, both medicinal, alchemical and magical.
Healing aside, Damacest looks kindly on those who tend to other hurts; aiding those who help reconcile differences, bring warring sides to the table and make repairs to communities after damage has been wrought.
Whenever disease and pestilence stalk the land, folk will give offerings to Damacest for a protection or a cure.Those wishing for children will pray for fertility, while the lame and sick often travel in search of hallowed centres of healing.Soldiers will always give offerings and prayers before heading to battle, hoping to avoid injury or to attract the ministrations of a healer.
Shrines to Damacest can often be found by fountains, wells and streams where water is drawn.Many temples often serve as houses of healing or asylums, whilst the largest minsters may be located at the site of mystical healing pools and vapour vents.Pilgrims may travel across Albion to visit a particular church that is known to cure specific ailments.
Priests of Damacest are friendly and welcoming people, offering warmth and hospitality to all.They seek to help those afflicted with sickness, to advise kings on how to ward off plagues and tend to those injured in conflict.Those who have been blessed with the powers of corporeal magic are often drawn to hosts of war where their skills are always welcome.
Chalices, healing rod or sheaf of herbs are symbols often associated with Damacest.The most commonly used symbol is that of the healing hand.The swallow and stork are two birds often associated with the Goddess of Healing.
Although associated with healing, Damacest carries the Spear of Life into battle, a weapon that warms the hearts of the faithful as it drinks on the blood of the enemy.
Tell A Friend
Comment On Page
Bookmark
Print Page